ORLANDO, Fla. — After a quiet week in the tropics, things may change in the coming days in the Caribbean.
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The National Hurricane Center has circled an area in the western Caribbean as an official area of interest.
The low-pressure area is expected to form in this region later this week.
This area could be further organized and become a tropical depression near the weekend.
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The NHC is giving this region a 40% chance of development.
It is too early to know any exact track or intensity; however, many systems in this region tend to drift northeastward in November.
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It is also too early to know if Florida could be impacted.
However, it is more likely the system would stay southeast of the state.
There is still little over a month left in the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
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